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EU-sponsored talks seeking a similar accord for the coming winter began in March. Under the deal, Russia lowered the price it charged Ukraine to the same level granted to neighboring countries, from USD 251 per 1,000 cubic meters to about USD 230.

The European Commission has pledged at least USD 500 million of aid to Ukraine for the gas supplies.

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Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and its support for separatist rebels in the east soured relations between the two countries. Ukraine has since been trying to cut its dependence on Russia gas, buying shipments from European nations which had bought it from Russia at a lower price.